Photography Then & Now
by Chefboz

Comment by elru21:
Good idea for the challenge. Maybe a tighter crop could make the composition more interesting.

Photography Then & Now
by Chefboz

Comment by rex:
Good shot. Seems a bit out of focus.

Photography Then & Now
by Chefboz

Comment by Crisik:
too soft focus and the composition doesnt work very well

Photography Then & Now
by Chefboz

Comment by Ivo:
Several thing come to me when I see a picture like this. Firstly, this is the 20th of this subject that I have seen in this competetion, what makes this one so unique and interesting? When selecting a composition for the challenges, you'll find that certain subjects are rather commonplace and when you come into an overlap situation such as that, yours had better be damn good or you lose simply through association. The old and new camera is that type of photo. The old camera that you have on display is really a beautiful subject and has been diminished to a boring catalogue piece of metal. The background does not enhance the old camera but rather washes it out. The new camera has glare on it and the whole photo is slightly out of focus. The shot appears to be a show and tell type of photo lacking any creative effort. The subjects are too centered which also weakens the composition. Your photo does meet the challenge definition but does not inspire the viewer to look at it any further than that. Good luck.

Photography Then & Now
by Chefboz

Comment by messerschmitt:
positioning not soo good im afraid.thats a pity

Photography Then & Now
by Chefboz

Comment by LevT:
I like the retro feel of this photo, but soft focus i think is unnecessary

Photography Then & Now
by Chefboz

Comment by lucifero:
where is the focus?

Photography Then & Now
by Chefboz

Comment by sabphoto:
great idea...tried it myself...focus too soft for my liking, would have hid the digital camera's strap or got it all in too. Good luck

Photography Then & Now
by Chefboz

Comment by Catbird:
Many used this idea, but it's a good composition nonetheless. I like the consistant color scheme.

Ready for Morning
by Chefboz

Comment by Neil:
Greetings from the Critique Club. Here are my thoughts on your photo.

Hits: This is well composed, and a good use of shallow depth of field. The technique serves well to shift the emphasis to the Alka Seltzer. Colors are good, and sharpness is good where it needs to be.

Misses: This misses on two grounds; first, there's a fair amount of noise in the image, not a lot, but it stands out in the wall and particularly in the OOF foreground. Second, the extra alka s. foil that is sort of blocked by the cork connects these elements; it would have, IMHO, worked better if there was a gap there. I think it might have also benefited from a human "actor" as well.

Score: Most people didn't get what Bokeh really is, so if you didn't have a mottled background, it wasn't bokeh. But even to my definition, this wouldn't strike me as a good example of bokeh, because the OOF are too close to real focus to show the lens' bokeh. Because of that, it looks more like an example of shallow focus.

Overall, this was a well thought out photo that tells a story. It's executed pretty well, but missed a bit on standing out as a demonstration of the challenge topic.